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Minted Fresh Peas
Minted Fresh Peas
- Recipe Submitted by ADMIN on 09/26/2007
Category: Vegetables, Microwave, Appetizers
Ingredients List
- 8 lg Lettuce leaves
- 3 lb Green peas, shelled
- 3/4 ts Sugar
- 3/4 ts Salt
- 1/8 ts Pepper
- 1 1/2 ts Finely chopped fresh mint or
- 1/4 ts Dried mint leaves
- 3 tb Butter or margarine
Directions
1. Wash lettuce leaves and line a deep, 1 1/2-quart, heat- resistant,
non-metallic casserole with half of the moist lettuce leaves. Top with
peas. 2. Sprinkle peas with sugar, salt, pepper, and mint and dot with
butter. Cover peas with remaining lettuce leaves. Heat, covered tightly, in
Microwave Oven 9 minutes or until peas are tender. 3. Carefully tilt cover
to allow steam to escape. Then remove cover. 4. Remove lettuce leaves and
toss peas well before serving. VARIATIONS: 1/4 teaspoon dried chervil or
savory may be substituted for dried mint leaves.
non-metallic casserole with half of the moist lettuce leaves. Top with
peas. 2. Sprinkle peas with sugar, salt, pepper, and mint and dot with
butter. Cover peas with remaining lettuce leaves. Heat, covered tightly, in
Microwave Oven 9 minutes or until peas are tender. 3. Carefully tilt cover
to allow steam to escape. Then remove cover. 4. Remove lettuce leaves and
toss peas well before serving. VARIATIONS: 1/4 teaspoon dried chervil or
savory may be substituted for dried mint leaves.
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